I watched the first 15 minutes of the 1st episode. I had other things to do and I couldn't watch more of this, because it was awful. The horrible editing, the complete lack of accuracy to the original comic-books... there's nothing to see here. I don't know why I had some hope it would be good. The miniseries sucked and apparently the series will not be any better. Honestly, if fans of the comic-books were hoping for a good adaptation, they are so not in for a treat. And I don't see how a normal viewer who doesn't even know a thing about XIII can enjoy this. There's such a great, complex material to work with on a XIII series, but you have to have writers or directors with ambition, and that clearly is not the case here.
I saw the mini-series and it was okay, but not good. It had moments, but I was not comparing it to the comic at all. Thankfully, I won't be comparing the series to the comic either since I want to enjoy this series. That's one of the good things about not enjoying comic books... as more and more series get their inspiration from them I won't be comparing or contrasting them to their source comic.
I hope it is watchable for me since I need a conspiracy/spy show to replace the loss of LOST, 24, and in all likelihood The Event.
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I watched the first 15 minutes of the 1st episode. I had other things to do and I couldn't watch more of this, because it was awful. The horrible editing, the complete lack of accuracy to the original comic-books... there's nothing to see here. I don't know why I had some hope it would be good. The miniseries sucked and apparently the series will not be any better. Honestly, if fans of the comic-books were hoping for a good adaptation, they are so not in for a treat. And I don't see how a normal viewer who doesn't even know a thing about XIII can enjoy this. There's such a great, complex material to work with on a XIII series, but you have to have writers or directors with ambition, and that clearly is not the case here.
ReplyDeleteThe series has not aired in the U.S.? In France, the first two episodes were broadcast on Canal + last week. If you want I can do a recap! :)
ReplyDeleteI saw the mini-series and it was okay, but not good. It had moments, but I was not comparing it to the comic at all. Thankfully, I won't be comparing the series to the comic either since I want to enjoy this series. That's one of the good things about not enjoying comic books... as more and more series get their inspiration from them I won't be comparing or contrasting them to their source comic.
ReplyDeleteI hope it is watchable for me since I need a conspiracy/spy show to replace the loss of LOST, 24, and in all likelihood The Event.
Anyone know where I can watch this for download or streaming? I live in the States...
ReplyDeleteZAMUNDA.NET it`s a torent file just download and watch. Cheers from Macedonia
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